The arrival of Manchester City made Paris Saint-Germain feel like a big enemy, and seeing the other party's star at the airport signing autographs and taking photos of the fans who picked up the airport with a relaxed expression, without the slightest worry about the next game, the mood of the big Paris side was even more complicated.

As the biggest star in Ligue 1 and the player who will be opposite Lin Quan in the next game, Neymar has a lot of pressure.

Including the fans of Grand Paris, his teammates and even the entire Ligue 1, they all pinned their hopes on him, hoping that he could lead the team to repel the attacking enemy.

Neymar himself knows that this fight is very important for him.

If he can lead Paris to victory over Manchester City, then he can not only win the hearts of countless fans, but also prove himself with this battle and let him squeeze into the ranks of supergiants.

Although he is now the transfer record holder in football, he is already a supergiant in terms of transfer fees.

But whether he lives up to his name or not will still be proven by his performance on the field.

After coming to Grand Paris, because of the low competitive pressure of Ligue 1, coupled with the fact that he became the star of Grand Paris, he received various preferential treatment.

So much so that Neymar was a little flustered, not only was his training attitude not as positive as before, but he even returned to the nightclubs in Paris and showed signs of following those former Brazilian stars.

However, since drawing Manchester City in the knockout rounds, Neymar's attitude has changed 180 degrees.

He no longer travels back and forth to Fengyue Place, and his attitude towards daily training is extremely positive, and even after the regular training is over, he will practice for himself alone.

And the reason that drove Neymar to do this was the revenge he desperately longed for in his heart, the revenge on Lin Quan!

Since the 2013 Confederations Cup, Neymar has achieved a 'brilliant' record of losing all of them in several encounters with Lin Quan.

He made his debut as a Brazilian prodigy, and was once hailed by Pele as a strong contender for the next champion.

However, after successive heavy defeats in the hands of Lin Quan, Neymar not only lost the hope of being promoted to the king of the ball, but was also completely shrouded in the shadow of Lin Quan.

This is obviously what Neymar doesn't want to see, so he is extremely eager to defeat Lin Quan, prove himself by revenge on Lin Quan, and completely get rid of Lin Quan's shadow!

Neymar's change has made the Paris Saint-Germain coach and the club's senior management quite happy.

Neymar is the star of the big Paris, and the better he is, the better the chances of the big Paris.

Before the game, Grand Paris, who had already locked up the league championship, recuperated for a week and prepared for this fierce battle.

……

On April 7, at 19:45, with the referee's whistle, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals officially began.

In this game, the Paris side put up a 433 formation, with Neymar, Cavani, and Di Maria in three positions: left, center and right.

At the back are the three midfielders of Matuidi, Motta and Rabiot, and the back line is made up of Maxwell, David Luiz, Thiago Silva and Aurier.

The goalkeeper is Trapp, and the name is easy to remember because it resembles the name of a certain president.

Manchester City on the opposite side set up a 4231 formation, with Gabriel Jesus at the front and Lin Quan, Son Heung-min and De Bruyne at the back.

The two midfielders are Kroos and N'Golo Kante, while the defence is led by Zabaleta, Demichelis, Rudiger and Klich.

Keylor Navas continued to start the goal.

Compared to the strong Paris, Manchester City's squad is not complete, due to the impact of injuries, the team has as many as four key players absent.

And this may be an opportunity for the home team.

After the start of the game, Grand Paris kicked off first with the enthusiastic cheers of the home fans.

However, less than ten seconds later, they lost the ball.

Manchester City unexpectedly launched a frantic press up front after the opening, as if they wanted to grab a start.

Paris was a little ill-prepared for this, and in a panic, the ball was quickly lost.

Fortunately, they also reacted quickly and immediately counter-attacked Manchester City.

It's just that Manchester City's attack is very fast, and after just a few passes, the football has come to the front of the opponent's penalty area, and the worst thing is that the ball is still at Lin Quan's feet.

Paris Saint-Germain's central defender David Luiz immediately grabbed the ball when he saw this, trying to break the ball from Lin Quan's feet, but Lin Quan played a realistic feint and lightly wiped past him.

Annoyed and angry, Louis immediately kicked Lin Quan from behind.

Just 23 seconds into the opening game, Grand Paris was fouled, and it was a dangerous move that was bound to be carded.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and trotted all the way over, reaching for his cards as he ran.

David Lewis also calmed down at this point and realized that he had made a huge mistake.

A foul in this position is likely to give the opponent a great free-kick opportunity, and the range of action he has just made is likely to be a red card if the referee is more strict.

If this is really a red card, then in less than a minute of the opening game, a defender will be lost, and the game of Paris will be hanging!

So, when he saw the referee running towards him, David Luiz immediately panicked, and tried to plead with the referee while trying to drag Lin Quan to the ground.

The referee saw that he had a good attitude in admitting his mistake, so his men showed mercy and only took out a yellow card from his chest pocket to warn him.

As soon as he saw the referee's board fall to the ground, David Luiz stopped pretending, and stretched out the hand of Lalinquan and retracted it.

Just as Lin Quan sat up from the ground, he was extremely speechless after seeing this scene.

This guy, a yellow card is really too cheap for him, if the target of the foul just now was not himself but other players of Manchester City, Bacheng would have been stretchered down.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan glanced at David Louis deeply, he remembered this guy!

"It's a pity, if you take another step into this ball, it will probably be a penalty!"

Standing in front of the free kick, De Bruyne glanced at the close line of the big penalty area and said to Lin Quan with some regret.

"It's a good free kick in this position, it's a big threat to play well!"

Lin Quan didn't feel any regrets, if he really brought it into the penalty area, the other party wouldn't dare to foul so recklessly.

Besides, there is also a brother and daughter-in-law in the opponent's penalty area, the world's No. 1 central defender, where is it so easy to break?

The ball was too close to the wall, and Lin Quan gave up the penalty to De Bruyne.

The latter tried to kick it, the angle was very tricky, and he went to the dead end, but unfortunately he didn't press it, and it was a little higher.

But even so, it still shocked the home fans in a cold sweat.

If the opponent had just opened the game, the game would have been in suspense.

Deterred by Manchester City's opening attack, Grand Paris became much more cautious after the restart, and did not dare to rush forward.

Both sides are testing each other's strength, looking for flaws in each other.

During this time, Neymar was not very active on the wing, and it seemed that people forgot about his existence.

However, when the temptation was over and Paris restarted their attack, Neymar's threat was immediately apparent.

In the 13th minute of the first half, Grand Paris launched an attack, and Neymar cut inside to the edge of the box after completing a breakthrough on the wing.

Rudiger thought he was going to shoot and stepped forward to intercept it.

Neymar chose to put the ball straight to Cavani behind Rudiger, Cavani received the ball and half turned to lean on Demichelis, and was about to shoot, but I don't know if it was a slip or something, and suddenly fell in the penalty area.

The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot, awarding a penalty to Grand Paris.

The decision caused a strong displeasure on the Manchester City side, and the players rushed over emotionally, surrounding the referee in the middle to ask for an explanation.

Demichelis tried to explain to the referee that he had not committed a foul at all and that Cavani had slipped on his own.

However, the referee did not change his decision, but instead took out two yellow cards and warned Demichelis and Klich respectively.

On the sidelines, Pep Guardiola, who has never been rude, angrily burst out of the vulgar words at the beginning of the F after seeing the referee award a penalty and showing two yellow cards to his players.

He wouldn't have been so angry if there had only been a penalty, but the referee showed yellow cards to both of his defenders, which had too much impact on City's backline.

After carrying a yellow card, they will inevitably have some scruples when defending, and the opponent will also target them, which is not good news for Manchester City.

The hidden worries at the back make Guardiola a little worried, Manchester City is likely not able to keep a clean sheet in this game, and it is only a matter of time before he concedes a goal.

I just don't know if the attacking group in the front court can help the team score more goals and use the attack to fill the holes in the backline?

……

When the Manchester City players were still theorizing with the referee, Neymar didn't care so much, and came to the penalty area with the football in his arms, ready to take a penalty.

Cavani on the side patted the grass clippings on his buttocks, looking like he wanted to say something.

He created the penalty and it should be his own decision, after all, he is the team's striker.

However, Cavani, who has become accustomed to being small, does not dare to clash with the team's leading stars.

So I could only dare to be angry and dare not speak, watching Neymar snatch his penalty opportunity.

By the time the referee had settled the dispute with a yellow card and finally allowed the game to continue, Neymar had been standing at the penalty spot for several minutes.

The opening time was not long, and Manchester City's goalkeeper Keylor Navas was not at his best.

Coupled with the fact that the success rate of penalty saves is not high, so when Neymar stands in front of goal, the players of Grand Paris are ready to celebrate.

The referee blew the whistle and Neymar started running, one, two, three......

He aimed for the bottom right corner of the goal and threw the ball towards this position.

However, Keylor Navas noticed Neymar's movements, moved his feet early, and the moment Neymar finished shooting, he had already fallen to the ground to make a save.

The football was saved by him, Neymar was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect his shot to be blocked, so that he didn't go to grab the landing point when he was in the penalty area, resulting in the flying ball being destroyed by Manchester City's defenders first.

The Parc des Princes stadium was in an uproar, and tens of thousands of spectators were stunned as they watched the flying footballs, shocked:

Didn't score this goal?

Make no mistake, this is a penalty!

The players on the field also did not expect this to happen, Cavani was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Neymar who fell to the ground with his head in his hands, and couldn't help but gloat in his heart:

You asked me to take a penalty and miss it, right?

You really deserve it!

The loss of a penalty in Paris took a big toll on their morale, and on Manchester City's side, Keylor Navas's miraculous save greatly boosted the team's confidence.

After the restart, City's players were in noticeably better form, and even the backline stabilized.

After solving the worries, Manchester City also began to gradually exert strength in attack.

In the 35th minute of the game, Lin Quan broke through on the side and distributed the ball to De Bruyne, who immediately sent a through ball.

Gabriel Jesus, who was at the front, returned the ball to Lin Quan, who dribbled horizontally, opened up space and swung his legs to shoot.

The opposing defender immediately stepped forward to block, but Lin Quan faked a real pass, kicked lightly with his raised leg, stuffed the ball straight into the penalty area, and found De Bruyne who was inserted from behind.

De Bruyne shot straight at goal without stopping, but the goalkeeper didn't have time to react and the ball went into the net.

The score became 0:1, and Manchester City took the lead and scored first away from home!

The scene was silent, and the fans of Grand Paris were stunned one by one, looking at their own goals stupidly.

That's it, conceding a goal?

The players on the field were also stunned, and some of the players who had come back from the front court, with their hands on their knees, looked at the football rolling in their nets, their eyes full of despair.

De Bruyne's goal poured cold water over the heads of the Parisians, leaving them feeling cold.

It was a fatal goal for Paris, as it was an away goal from the opposition, and even if they equalised, they were still behind in the scoreline.

Even if they score two goals in a row and reverse the game, the opponent's away goal will still become a huge hidden danger for them.

Compared with the clouds of Grand Paris, Manchester City is naturally jubilant.

"Shoot beautifully!"

"It's you who passed it well!"

After De Bruyne scored, Lin Quan rushed towards him, jumped high and rode on his back.

"If you don't run forward, then my eyebrows will be thrown into the air, so the main credit for this ball is yours!"

Lin Quan's words are not nonsense, if it were other teammates, he would probably shoot the goal by himself just now.

Without enough tacit understanding, such a pass will not only fail to produce goals, but will also give the ball to the opponent, if the opponent's defenders are very capable of playing the ball and launch a counterattack, then Manchester City's side may be very dangerous.

But Lin Quan knew that De Bruyne would definitely step forward, and he would do that regardless of whether he passed the ball or not, so he could pass the ball to where he felt he should go without looking at people.

And De Bruyne really didn't disappoint him, he really understood his intentions, and seized the holes exposed by the opponent's defense to complete the fatal blow!

It's a goal for both of them!

(End of chapter)